What color is #45795E?

#45795E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45795E?

The RGB value is 69, 121, 94: 69 red, 121 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45795E?

The complementary color is #794560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45795E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45795E color

#45795E rgb(69, 121, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #45795E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 47.5% green and 36.9% blue (69, 121, 94).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#45795E color codes

HEX	`#45795E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 121, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 47.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.64, -24.07, 9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.64, 25.85, 158.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.311, 15.747, 13.031)`
Decimal	`4553054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45795E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #45795E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#45795E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #45795E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45795e; }
.text { color: #45795e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45795e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 121 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45795e, #457978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #45795E?: #45795E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45795E?: The RGB value is 69, 121, 94: 69 red, 121 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45795E?: The complementary color is #794560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45795E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.